US FAA finalized a rule designed to protect most of today's commercial aircraft and those designed in the future from structural damage as they age. The new rule, Aging Airplane Program: Widespread Fatigue Damage, was announced Friday.
US FAA finalized a rule designed to protect most of today's commercial aircraft and those designed in the future from structural damage as they age. The new rule, Aging Airplane Program: Widespread Fatigue Damage, was announced Friday. The agency said the rule seeks to prevent “widespread fatigue damage” by requiring aircraft manufacturers and certification applicants to establish a number of flight cycles or hours a plane can operate and be free from WFD without ...
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